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Suspected militants have attacked police offices in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, with a number of people reported to have been killed. Gunmen have attacked law enforcement buildings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, with at least seven people reported killed.
The gunmen targeted a Federal Investigation Agency building, with reports that two police academies were also under attack. The highest-profile target was the city's Federal Investigation Agency offices. There were also co-ordinated attacks on two police academies.
Meanwhile, in the north-western town of Kohat, a suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station, killing eight.Meanwhile, in the north-western town of Kohat, a suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station, killing eight.
North-western Pakistan has been hit by a string of recent deadly attacks. There has been an upsurge in violence in Pakistan in the past two weeks.
Training academies Lahore itself was long spared Pakistan's militant violence, but there have been a number of attacks in the city since the start of the year.
Local television showed armed police sealing off the Federal Investigation Agency building in Lahore. Belt recovered
Police said at least seven people were killed during the attack on the building. Four gunmen attacked the Federal Investigation Agency building (FIA) in Lahore on Thursday, officials say.
"We found grenades and a suicide jacket near one dead person. Two dead bodies have been found near the front gate. The building has been cleared and the employees are safe," a police spokesman said of the incident at the FIA building. At least seven people were killed in the battle - including police and attackers, officials said.
A police spokesman said: "We found grenades and a suicide jacket near one dead person. Two dead bodies have been found near the front gate. The building has been cleared and the employees are safe."
Reporters said that 300 to 500 people worked in the building.Reporters said that 300 to 500 people worked in the building.
One of the other targets was reported to be the Manawan police training academy. One of the other targets was reported to be the Manawan police training academy in Lahore.
Police said three gunmen had entered and the operation to tackle them was continuing.Police said three gunmen had entered and the operation to tackle them was continuing.
Firing was still going on also at the Bedia police training centre, with attackers throwing hand grenades, police said.Firing was still going on also at the Bedia police training centre, with attackers throwing hand grenades, police said.
In Kohat, police say the bomber rammed his car into the wall of the police station compound, causing part of the station to collapse with the impact. Kohat destruction
Lahore, the centre of Pakistan's cultural life and its most liberal major city, has seen a string of deadly attacks throughout 2009.
ATTACKS ON LAHORE THIS YEAR 15 October: Gunmen attack law-enforcement targets12 June: Prominent anti-Taliban cleric killed by suicide bomber at his religious school 27 May: A car bomb attack on police buildings kills at least 2330 March: Gunmen attack a police academy, killing eight people3 March: Gunmen kill six police guards in an ambush on the Sri Lanka cricket team Why attack Lahore?
In one of the most notable incidents, in March gunmen attacked the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team, killing six policemen. In June a prominent anti-Taliban cleric was killed by suicide bomber at his religious school
Thursday's attack in Kohat saw a bomber ram his car into the wall of the police station compound, police said, causing part of the station to collapse with the impact.
Eyewitnesses say that both civilians and policemen are among the dead.Eyewitnesses say that both civilians and policemen are among the dead.
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in Islamabad, says that although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks there is a feeling that the militants are trying to seize the initiative. The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad says that although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks there is a feeling that the militants are trying to seize the initiative.
The finger of blame, our correspondent adds, will be pointed towards the Taliban, who just a couple of weeks ago had threatened a wave of attacks against security forces unless the army's operations against them came to an end.The finger of blame, our correspondent adds, will be pointed towards the Taliban, who just a couple of weeks ago had threatened a wave of attacks against security forces unless the army's operations against them came to an end.
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